Accelerating progress towards decent work and fairer societies – joint event with ESCAP

How can developing economies overcome the challenges of informality to ensure decent work, and what role does technology play? How can this process help to build fairer societies and ensure the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals? 
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is partnering with UNU-WIDER for a discussion on how to build fairer societies through decent work on 26 October. 

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The developer’s dilemma – discussion event with ESCAP

On 26 October, UNU-WIDER, in partnership with the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), hosts an event bringing together academics and international experts to discuss the developer's dilemma in Southeast Asia.

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Revving up revenue for development – the role of domestic resource mobilization

The WIDER Development Conference takes place in Oslo, Norway, and online, September 6–8, 2023. 
This conference will support policy processes in partner countries and in the Global South by sharing new knowledge on how domestic revenue mobilization can be enhanced and how it can combat poverty. 

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WIDER Development Conference poster Revving up revenue for development – the role of domestic resource mobilization
6 September 2023 – 8 September 2023
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Holbergsgate 30, 166, Oslo, Norway
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Photo: Alex Fedorenko The challenge of creating better jobs in developing countries
14 December 2022 – 15 December 2022
Cape Town, South Africa
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International Research Conference on the Effectiveness of Development Cooperation

United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC), and the European Commission (DG INTPA), is jointly organizing an international research...

17 November 2022 – 18 November 2022
Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
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Debt and innovative finance in developing countries
27 October 2022 – 28 October 2022
Online and at Bank of Finland , Helsinki, Finland
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Reducing inequality – the great challenge of our time
5 October 2022 – 7 October 2022
Universidad de los Andes, Carrera 1, Calle 18a, Bogotá, Colombia
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20th Annual Nordic Conference in Development Economics

The 20th Nordic Conference in Development Economics (NCDE 2022) will be held in Helsinki on June 15-16, 2022. This yearly conference serves as a meeting point for development economists active in the Nordic countries, but is also targeted more...

15 June 2022 – 16 June 2022
Economicum, Arkadiankatu 7, Helsinki, Finland
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The puzzle of peace – towards inclusive development in fragile contexts
16 May 2022 – 17 May 2022
Scandic Marina Congress Center, Katajanokanlaituri 6, Helsinki, Finland
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Achieving Sustainable Development in the Least Developed Countries - LDC Future Forum
5 October 2021 – 7 October 2021
Wanha Satama, online, Helsinki, Finland
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COVID-19 and development - effects and new realities for the Global South
6 September 2021 – 8 September 2021
Online
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Better Jobs for Development 2021

The 5th annual Jobs and Development conference takes place online 1-3 September.

1 September 2021 – 3 September 2021
Online, Warsaw
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Development challenges in Africa in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
11 February 2021 – 12 February 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
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Evidence to enhance inclusive growth
2 November 2020 – 6 November 2020
Zoom, Maputo, Mozambique
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Better Jobs for Development
1 September 2020 – 4 September 2020
Online, Warsaw, Poland
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CANCELLED: Global partnerships for sustainable development
26 June 2020 – 27 June 2020
Scandic Marina Congress Center, Katajanokanlaituri 6, Helsinki, Finland
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Transformation Towards Better Jobs
21 November 2019
Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence, Rani Towers (ground floor), Avenida Marginal 141, Maputo, Mozambique
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Transforming economies - for better jobs
11 September 2019 – 13 September 2019
United Nations Conference Centre, Rajadamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok, Thailand
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Inclusive Growth in Mozambique: Annual Conference
27 November 2018
Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence , Marginal Avenue, 141, Maputo, Mozambique
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Think development – Think WIDER
13 September 2018 – 15 September 2018
Marina Congress Center (MCC), Katajanokanlaituri 6, 00160 Helsinki, Finland
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2018 Nordic conference on development economics
11 June 2018 – 12 June 2018
Aalto University School of Business, Runeberginkatu 14-16, Helsinki, Finland
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Poverty and inequality in Mozambique: What is at stake?

This conference, part of the Inclusive growth in Mozambique project carried out with partners, will bring together government representatives, policy advisors, and development practitioners to discuss the latest results on, as well as methodologies...

27 November 2017
Hotel Avenida, Av. Julius Nyerere 627, 3236, Maputo, Mozambique
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Migration and mobility - new frontiers for research and policy
5 October 2017 – 6 October 2017
ISSER Conference Hall, P.O Box LG 74 Legon-Accra, Botanical Gardens Rd, Accra, Ghana
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Public economics for development
5 July 2017 – 6 July 2017
Joaquim Chissano Conference Center, Av Marginal 4441, Maputo, Mozambique
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Growth and development policy – new data, new approaches, and new evidence

Economies in the southern Africa region face thorny challenges when it comes to the transformation of their economies, job creation, and the need to share the benefits of growth. For the past three years, more than 100 researchers have engaged in a...

30 November 2016 – 1 December 2016
Protea Hotel Fire & Ice!, 213 Thys Street, Pretoria Menlyn, South Africa
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Conference on poverty and well-being in Mozambique
26 October 2016
Joaquim Chissano Conference Centre, Avenida da Marginal 4441, Maputo, Mozambique
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Responding to crises
23 September 2016 – 24 September 2016
Marina Congress Centre, Katajanokanlaituri 6, Helsinki, Finland
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TIPS Annual Forum 2016 - Industrialisation and the Mining Economy
14 June 2016 – 15 June 2016
School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park Bunting Road Campus, Bunting Road, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Human capital and growth
6 June 2016 – 7 June 2016
Katajanokanlaituri 6, Helsinki, Finland
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XXXVIII MIT Global Change Forum: Environmental Change and Economic Development in Africa

The Forum is held in collaboration with UNU-WIDER, MIT Joint Program, Republic of South Africa, National Treasury, Environmental Affairs, and National Planning Commission.

7 October 2015 – 9 October 2015
Misty Hills Country Hotel and Conference Center, 69 Drift Boulevard, Muldersdrift, South Africa
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Mapping the Future of Development Economics
17 September 2015 – 19 September 2015
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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TIPS Annual Forum 2015 - Regional Industrialization and Integration
14 July 2015 – 15 July 2015
Wits Club, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Inequality - Measurement, trends, impacts, and policies
5 September 2014 – 6 September 2014
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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UNU-WIDER International Development Conference in collaboration with the Central Institute of Economic Management (CIEM): Institutional Reforms for Transformation, Inclusion, and Sustainability

Economic transformation, inclusive growth, and environmental sustainability are core 21st century development challenges in both low- and middle-income countries. Every country has its own institutional history with an evolving balance between the...

29 June 2014 – 30 June 2014
Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), 68 Phan Đình Phùng, Quận Ba Đình, Hanoi, Vietnam
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